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Ex-Cowboys RB Sherman Williams Earns Alabama Degree After Being in Jail 14 Years

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Former Dallas Cowboys running back Sherman Williams received his degree from the University of Alabama on Sunday, graduating after returning to the school in January 2017 following his release from federal prison.

According to the Tuscaloosa News' Tommy Deas, Williams went to prison in 2000 after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and passing counterfeit currency. He was released in 2014.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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